My automatic dog feeders work great but only hold enough food for a few days so I designed and printed a funneling system and a resovoir to hold the entire bag so all I have to do is fill the resovoir when I get a new bag. Works great.
Edit: don’t know why the photo uploaded sideways. Sorry about that.
Now you need a bigger feeder to keep your automatic feeder feeder topped up.
LMAO, i seriously thought about doing some kind of crazy rube goldberg setup for it. I’m still contemplating running a water line to the water dispenser so it’s always topped off too.
But what about the water? I need to see a connection to a water line with a float to turn in when low! Stat!
I love it! It looks like a robot with legs. You should put some googly eyes on the bucket 😁
Yes!
who feeds the feeder’s feeders?
I hear he’s working on a funneling system for that as well.
This is awesome!! Nice work!
Thanks so much!
How do those bowls work for slowing down their chow time? We’ve got one dog that eats so quickly, he throws it back up sometimes.
We have a puzzle bowl for our dog. Works great!
They’re on a timer and I can set how much food is dispensed. I feed them twice a day different amounts for each dog and they know (most of the time) which bowl is theirs and don’t touch the other one.
EDIT: I realized you might be talking about the puzzle bowls specifically. The food fills the crevices and it’s harder to get the food out so it slows them down some.
What’s the problem? I assume your dog just eats it’s vomit like a good pepper right?
You would be correct but he’s not the best at cleaning the carpet up after his ejection event.
You have inspired me… I only have 1 dog so it should be a bit easier. I even have thr same food container you have, Costco special. It would be nice to just fill the container and forget about it.
It wasn’t a huge hassle to fill their feeders, but of course, that’s what 3d printing is all about. Not necessarily fixing a problem, but making things more efficient and convenient. And it’s super nice to just have my dog food (which is on a subscription to be delivered monthly) show up and just fill the container and I don’t have to worry about them being fed because my schedule can be all over the place at time. I even have an automatic sliding door so I can let them out remotely if need be. At home, I just tell Alexa to open the door to let them out.
Nicely done! One of the most satisfying parts of having a 3D printer is being able to conjure up a solution out of nothingness.
